ONEOK (OKE) 10-K 2002 FY Annual report

Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ONEOK, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I David L. Kyle, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  David L. Kyle

David L. Kyle

Chief Executive Officer

March 7, 2003