Former Malawi finance minister Dr Goodal Gondwe has bounced back into active politics and has since been endorsed as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for Mzimba North Constituency for the 2014 Tripartite Elections.
Gondwe, who was DPP vice-president, quit active politics soon after the death of former president Dr Bingu wa Mutharika last year.
He also declared that he would not contest in the elections as a member of Parliament (MP), but was seen at DPP functions.
But on Monday Gondwe declared his comeback at a rally at Madise Primary School ground in Mzimba.
Gondwe said his comeback has been influenced by a number of factors, including the looting at Capital Hill.
“I said I was quitting politics after the death of Dr Bingu wa Mutharika. You know he is the one who brought me into politics, so the time he died I felt I should also leave politics.
“However, a lot of things have happened after his death. We have witnessed arrests, the hunger which has affected many Malawians, the rise in cost of living and this cashgate. Things were in shape when DPP took over government, we managed to fix the economy and it is only DPP that can fix the economy again,” he said.
Gondwe, who was endorsed candidate without going through primaries, claimed chiefs and people of the constituency also influenced his comeback as they kept asking him to stand as an MP.
