Getting JNI Error when Implementing Google Play Games/Services

My team and I have been trying to implement Google Play Games Achievements and Leader boards into our game. We have tried several plugin solutions including GitHub - faizann/UnityGPGPlugin: Unity3D Google Play Services Plugin and Carlos' words: Store

Regardless we get the following error.

Exception: JNI: Init’d AndroidJavaClass with null ptr!

Someone recommended rolling back our Android SDK to Rev 21 which did not resolve the issue.
Would greatly appreciate any input.

Android plugins don’t work on Unity editor. If it’s the error on Android device, you should provide more information like your Android Manifest, and the code causing this issue.