module 'lib' has no attribute 'X509_V_FLAG_CB_ISSUER_CHECK' when running any pip command

I am encountering an error module 'lib' has no attribute 'X509_V_FLAG_CB_ISSUER_CHECK' when running any pip command on ubuntu v20. A solution here is suggesting upgrading pip3 install pyOpenSSL --upgrade yet for my case this is not possible since running any pip command instantly fails with the above error. Is there a way to resolve this? Kindly assist