This is in view of section 89 of the Constitution and section 42 of the Elections Act.
The nomination of candidates for the elections will last for nine days – from 5th to 13th March 2022 and between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the respective Regional Offices in Banjul, Kanifing, Brikama, Kerewan, Mansakonko, Janjangbureh and Basse.
The party of the incumbent President Adama Barrow – the National People’s Party (NPP) is expected to contest 40 out of 53 seats. APRC will vie for seven seats in a way of tactical alliance with the NPP.
The UDP had earlier announced it will contest all the seats in National Assembly Elections.