unable to convert EventSystem.current to pointerEventData

Unity Engine
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When i try to use the following code to convert EventSystem.current to pointerEventData

PointerEventData pointer = new PointerEventData(EventSystem.current);

pointer shows as null when stepping through the code with monodevelop debugger and Debug.Log shows:

EventSystem.current however returns valid data when stepping through the code with monodevelop debugger and Debug.Log shows:

What am i missing, as i’m using pointer with:

ExecuteEvents.Execute(selectedObject,pointer,ExecuteEvents.dragHandler);

to trigger

    #region IDragHandler implementation
        public void OnDrag (PointerEventData eventData){
            Debug.Log("Dragging: "+eventData.selectedObject.name);
        }
        #endregion
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I’m still having no luck, with this, although i believe that the EventSystem.current isn’t automatically populating correctly.