The Governor has "misjudged and mismanaged'' the issue of drug allegations against Environment Minister John Irving Pearman and should be recalled immediately, a Shadow Minister said last night.

And it was not enough to blame his inner circle or their "bad advice,'' -- the fault lay squarely at Mr. Masefield's feet and he must accept that, said Shadow Public Safety Minister Alex Scott.

He said the PLP was watching the entire issue closely and the Governor and the Premier had a lot of work ahead of them to regain public confidence in their ability to lead the Country.

"At the very least there should be a full and independent inquiry,'' he said.

"But we think that the recall of the Governor should be effected because he has seemingly misjudged and mismanaged this entire affair.'' Moreover, a dent has been made in the public's confidence in the Governor, Commissioner of Police Colin Coxall and Premier Pamela Gordon, he said.

"Each of these individuals needs to have the truth of this matter come to light. It needs to be set straight. Their veracity and credibility needs to be reinforced and reinstated in Bermudians' perception.

"These are our foremost leaders and Mr. Pearman, by virtue of these events, now has a cloud placed over his reputation and record.'' Meanwhile, NLP chairman Charles Jeffers said that his party was concerned about the underlying issues.

He said Mr. Coxall had said earlier this month that one person who was arrested under Operation Cleansweep was prepared to testify against Mr.

Pearman which suggested there was an investigation going on.

"Any surveillance at Mr. Pearman's home was to detect who was buying drugs and who was selling them. It is a two-way street,'' Mr. Jeffers pointed out.

"The implication always was that those two gentlemen were not acting alone and that there was someone else involved.'' Mr. Jeffers said that Ms Gordon did a credible job trying to deflect blame from the Governor. But references to his "newness'' did not hold much water.

"As Governor he is supposed to come with a level of expertise,'' Mr. Jeffers continued. "He represents the Queen and he has some very important responsibilities.

"If he can be duped into making a decision that easily, this leads me to question his credibility and competence to hold that office.''