Okupe, in his congratulatory message to Kyari, said that the NNPCL under the leadership of Kyari had shamed critics.
“I am one of those who were critical of NNPC and even laughed at the creation of the NNPCL.
“Like my former boss President OBJ (Olusegun Obasanjo), I never thought anything good could come out of NNPCL or its leadership.
“The recent multi-faceted and dimensional achievements of the corporation has shamed us former critics and has made some of us to become very proud of Mele Kyari and his management team.
“The revival of our refineries and revitalisation of critical infrastructure of the industries, leading to significant downward trend of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump prices, is worthy of commendation.
“I seize this opportunity to congratulate Mr Mele Kyari on his attainment of the age of 60 years,” Okupe said.
The former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation apologised to the NNPCL boss for not having faith in the corporation initially.
He wished Kyari more success and express hope he would take steps to help further bring down PMS price to reduce ease challenges faced by many Nigerians.
Okupe prayed God to bless and reward Kyari ‘mightily”.
