During a conference in Madrid, former President Ernesto Zedillo issued a challenge to the 4T. He proposed that the emblematic works of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's administration—such as the Maya Train, the Dos Bocas Refinery, and the AIFA—be audited by an independent international body.
His proposal is to evaluate whether the investment in these works has been efficient, or if, on the contrary, they are a financial burden for the country without economic return.
"If there is transparency, let an independent audit be conducted," said the former president. This was in reference to the multiple allegations of cost overruns, delays, and poor results of these works.
Sheinbaum's response: diversion and omission
President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the proposal and replied, instead, with a reference to the past. In it, she assured that she will present a report from the Federal Audit Office on Fobaproa, a financial program that emerged during Zedillo's administration.
The president avoided talking about current audits or an external evaluation of the Fourth Transformation's megaprojects.
Her response was interpreted by various analysts as a political maneuver to avoid accountability and divert focus to an issue from more than two decades ago.
