Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has scored the performance of the Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari about two months ago as still below optimum.

Lawan gave the scorecards shortly before ‘the Senate resolved to the committee of the whole to receive the Service Chiefs and heads of the nation’s security forces scheduled to brief the Red Chamber on Thursday on plans of the armed forces and security agencies to contain the present insecurity in Nigeria.

He said: “Trust us with what you think will be helpful to us as a parliament to help the cause of the armed forces and security agencies to perform better because you haven’t achieved the optimum but I can attribute that to inadequate resources.

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“We pray that at the end of this interaction, we will see better ways and means of providing the necessary provisions for resources to enable our armed forces to continue with this national case of fighting to provide the kind of security we need to protect the lives and property of citizens and stabilize our environment for the economy to attract greatest investments to the country.”

The Senate President also assured that the National Assembly would remained a partner in progress with the service chiefs and heads of all security agencies for the nation to be the hub for investments that will provide employment opportunities for the nation’s teeming youths.

While appreciating the armed forces and the security agencies for doing their best with the available resources in fighting the myriad of security challenges across the country, Lawan paid tribute to the officers and men who had given up their lives and others that have been maimed in the process.